Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	381 35 62
Birth Date	February 10, 1921
From	Calipatria, California
Decorations	Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship	USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death	October 24, 1944
Location	Aboard the Hellship Arisan Maru
Circumstances	Died when Arisan Maru, transporting Allied Prisoners of War from the Philippines to Japan, was sunk by USS Shark (SS-314).
Remarks	Roy was born in Breckenridge, Texas.

Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

Home   Presentation   WWII   Pre-WWII   Post-WWII     Sources  

Related Links   Privacy   Contact Us

  Clack, Roy Lee